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To` all 'whom it may concern:

Bey it known :that 1,.,WILLIAM LOEFFLER, a citizen of Germany, residing at Bladensburg, Maryland, have inventedzcertain new and useful Improvementsl in Curtain and Shade Supporting Brackets, of :which the following` is aspeciication.

This invention relates to `improvements 1n curtain and1shade supports and it is the principalsobject of theinvention to prov-1de a support capable of being easily and quicklypattached to theframe of a window for supporting the usual curtain pole and shade brackets in proper positions without defacing the frame and also allowing the ready removal thereof when necessary.

Another and equally important object of the invention is to provide a support of the character mentioned which can be adjusted for use in connection with window frames diiferin in size.

The oregoing together with additional advantageous details and arrangement of parts of the preferred embodiment of my inventicn will be clear from the specific description hereinafter contained, when read in connection with the accompanying drawings forming part thereof, wherein said embodiment of the invention is illustrated for the purpose of facilitating a full understanding of the present improvements.

In the drawin s:

Figure 1` is a of a window frame having my improved support enga ed therewith,

Fig. 2 is a orizontal section therethrough showing one of the brackets partly in section Fig. 3 is a detail in side elevation of one of the plates and the brackets carried thereby,

Fig. 4 is a horizontal section through one of the plates,

Fig. 5 is a detail in perspective of one oi the shade supporting brackets, and

Fig. 6 is a fragmentary detail in section showing the adjusting connection of the adjustable rod.

Having more particular reference to the drawings, in connection with which like reference characters will designate corresponding parts throughout the several views, 1 represents a portion of a window frame to which the improved support is attached, said support including right angularly agmentary front elevation l cUn'iA-IN Ann snAnE snr'ron'rme BRACKET.

Speciiisation of LettersPatent. Patented Sept. 24, 1918- Application led May 14, 1918. Serial No. 234,388.

formed plates 2 formed of metal or other suitablematerial and havingcurved arms 3 extending from'` certain of their marginal portions which `arms have the usualcurtain pole supports 4 riveted or otherwise secured thereto as at 5 while the upper ends of said supportsv arel similarly engaged with the ad-y jacent ends of curved bracing strips 6 having theirlower ends engaged with the upperI portions of the several plates- 3 as at 7.

Securedfto the adjacent sides of the severalplates are bearing cups 8 which receive therein.ballfmembers 9, one of said members being Acarried on the outer ends of screwthreaded rods 11 arranged in the tubular elements 10, thus completing the adjustable rod whereby said plates can be positively engaged with the adjacent sides of the window frame 1. As will be noted, the adjacent ends of the tubular members are hingedly connected as at 12, said ends being formed to prevent movement of the same in one direction, for an obvious purpose. To retain the ball members 9 in position in their respective cups 8 semi-spherical closure caps 13 are engaged with the opposite ends of the adjustable rod and with the adjacent marginal portion of said cups. Thus, to engage the brackets with the opposite sides of a window frame the adjustable rod is first adjusted to correspond to the space occurring therebetween by means of adjusting nuts 14 which are arranged on the screwthreaded rods 11 and retained in yoke members 15 having one end connected to the adjacent end of one of the tubular members composing the adjustable rod.

With the rod properly adjusted, the same is then positioned between the sides of the window frame 1 and spread by movin the hinged intermediate portion thereofg inwardly, thus engaging the plates 2 with the adjacent portions of the window frame sides.

Brackets 16 are engaged with the adjacent portions of the angle plates 2 and are provided with bearing openings conforming in shape to the usual trunnion provided shade rollers now commonly used such as indicated by the numeral 17, these brackets, obviously, being particularly adapted for use in connection with shades which are positioned between the opposite sides of a window frame.

Secured to the outer sides of the angle plates 2 are corrugated strips 18, the corrugations therein forming a plurality of pockets into which the bearing pintles 19 carried by brackets 2O may bep,assed, said brackets having the usual trunnion receiving seat formed in thei-routelf` endS. ASW-ill be noted, these brackets can be adjusted to receive shade rollers var ing in ylengthby properly positioning 'the bearing pintles 19 thereof in certain of the pockets `formed by the' corrugated strips.

Manifes'tly, the construction showny is capable of considerable'modification and such modification as is within `the scope of my claims, I consider Within the spirit of my invention.

I claim:

1. A support of the character 'described including an le plates having laterally -d-'isposed arlns i'rward on the outer marginal portions thereof, pole supports secured to said arms, Jan'adjustaible rod l'engagedat its opposi'teends with said plates, corrugated strips secured to the outer portions of said plates, brackets vreceivable in the pockets formed by-said corrugatedstrips, and other brackets secured "to the inner portions of said lates.

2. support of the .character described including a pair of angle plates having laterally .disposedemzmsformed on the outer portions thereof, pole supports secured to Said arms, a hinged sectional rod swiyelly connected at its opposite ends to said plates, 'and imeans engaged with one of the rod sections for causing expansion thereof.

3. A support ofthe character described including aff-pair angle v.plates A1having lateralfly disposed arms'formed on the outer marginal Aportions the'reov pole supports'secured to 'said arms, -ahinged sectional rod sWive'lly connected at Vits 4`opposite ends to said plates, means engaged with one of the rod sections for causing expansion thereof, brackets Aadjfu'stally 'conneted to the plates, and other brackets secured to theinner portions off sai-d pilates.

In testimony whereof, I aiix my sigl'iature hereto.

WiL-MAM `LOEIPFLER;

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